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A. BANGROPT. TRANSIT FRAME FOR VELVETEENS OR OTHER PILB FABRICS. No. 499,774.

Patented June 20, 1893.

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VELVETEENS OR OTHER PIIQE FABRICS.

TRANSIT, FRAME FOR No. 499,774.

Patented June 20, 1893.

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ALFRED BANOROFT, OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. I

TRANSIT-FRAME FOR VELVETEENS OR OTHER PlLE FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,774, dated June 20, 1893.

Application filed November 29, 1892. Serial No. 453,543. (No model.) Patented in England February 20, 1890, No-- 2,762, and in France February 12, 1891,1To. 211,360.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, ALFRED BANcRoFT, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Manchestenin the county of Lancaster, Eng land, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Transit-Frames for Velveteens and other Pile Fabrics, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 2,762, bearing date the 20th day of February, 1890, and in France, No. 211,360, bearing date the 12th day'of February, 1891,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to those frames or reels used in the packing of pile fabrics upon which the fabric is distended for the purposes of transit and storage to prevent creasing and injury of the pile either from pressure or from contact of two surfaces. It is primarily designed'for velveteens and other fabrics of short pile, though it may be also applied to imitation seal-skins, plushes, and other goods. Hitherto these transit frames have usually been made with a series of rigid hooks upon which the selvage of the fabric is secured to hold it in an open or distended state.

This invention consists essentially in constructing these frames with arms or grooves at the ends of the frame upon which loose or removable packing pieces or wads slide and are secured, the successive layers of cloth being wound upon these packing pieces or wads and secured thereto by pins passing through the selvage, of the cloth and through the wads. It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which three examples of the invention are shown.

Figure l, is a side elevation of frame constructed with wire arms to which the packing pieces are secured and on which they slide. Fig.- 2, is a transverse sectional elevation of the same showing position of cloth when wound thereon. Fig. 3, is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 4, is an enlarged sectional detail across one corner. Fig. 5, is an enlarged sectional detail taken longitudinally. Fig. 6, is a persective view of a sliding wad or packing piece which fits onto the wire arm. Fig. 7, is a perspective view of a loose wad or packing piece carrying the pin. Fig. 8, is a transverse sectional elevation of .a frame constructed with T arms. Fig. 9, is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 10, is a transverse sectional elevation of a frame constructed with a slotted or grooved arm. Fig. 11, is an end elevation of the same.

The general shape or construction of the frame is somewhat similar to that atpresentin use with two ends A connected together bya slotted either to pass through the sliding wads B or for the wads to slide up and down in a groove or slot. The wads B may be made of stiff card-board, leather, metal or other suitable material. At present I prefer the card-board.

Referring to Figs. 1 to? each end of the frame A has affixed to it the arms a, two at the top and two at the bottom. These arms are each constructed of wire secured to the frame end. Upon each arm is placed a number of the sliding wads B, preferably of the shape shown in Fig. 6, and as the cloth is wound upon the frame one of these wads is slipped in between each two adjoining layers to prevent one layer of cloth pressing upon the adjacent one. As the winding proceeds the edges of the cloth are secured and kept distended by a pin I) inserted through one or two layers and the adjacent sliding wads. A loose wad b" is preferably affixed to the pin to enable it to be more easily handled.

Referring to Figs. 8 and 9 the arms a are each constructed of T section and the sliding wads B are of corresponding shape to fit over the arms and slide thereon. drawings each of the sliding wads B is provided with a pin b affixed thereto which as the layer of cloth iswound up projects through it and preferably into the next Wad when placed in position. The pin from the sliding wad may either project upward to secure the cloth as it is wound upon it or downward to As shown in the.

project through the layer of the cloth previously wound. The pins 1) maybe of any suitable length say about half an inch long and set at an angle of about thirty degrees at one side and forty-five degrees at the other or any other suitable length and angle so as not to cause any perceptible difference in the ten sion of the cloth.

Referring to Figs. and 11 the arms a" of the frame end A are formed with slots 60" eX- tending from top to bottom into which the sliding wad B fits. The slot a' may be of .any suitable form and the sliding wad B" is formed with a T or other head to slide down behind the slot. The sliding wad B" is preferably stamped out of cardboard and bent to the required shape, being stiffened by a metallic corner piece or by a piece of textile material glued to it or it may be stamped out of thin sheet metal. It is provided with two pins b one projecting upward and the other downward. In this instance I prefer to use.

short pins capable of holding about one layer of the cloth and interpose between each two adjoining layers one of the sliding wads B. The end of each pin will stick into the cardboard of the slide next above it and thus be supported against undue lateral strain. The end frame A may be made either of metal, with projecting arms, or of wood of any suitable shape, with slots or groovescut therein. In winding the cloth upon the frames I place first one of the sliding wads upon the arms of the frame end between each two adjoining layers of cloth as it is lapped and the pins pass through the selvage which is held thereby.

The board D is attached to the ends A by means of screws orbolts and may be provided with an adjusting screw and nut whereby the ends may be drawn asunder so that the lateral tension on the material may be adjusted to the required degree, or the tension may be increased by raising or moving outward the slide pieces B or wads in the frame.

The ends A may be provided with sockets or bearings for a rod or spindle E to pass through from one end to the other, or with a projecting pivot or stud to hold the frame either for winding on the cloth or for unwinding it therefrom. The spindle E is supported by a frame or stand F.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A transit frame for velveteens and other pile fabrics constructed with arms situated at each corner, in combination with sliding wads engaging with the arms around which the selvage of the cloth is wound to prevent one layer pressing against the adjacent one and pins which engage withthe selvage of the cloth and with the sliding wads to hold the cloth distended substantially as described.

2. In a transit frame for velveteens and other pile fabrics the combination with the end frames A and arms attached thereto upon which spacing wads slide, of the sliding spacing wads provided with pins which secure the cloth in position substantially as described.

3. In a transit frame for velveteens and other pile fabrics the combination of the frame ends A, the center board D to which the ends are attached, the arms upon which the spacing wads slide, the spacing wads provided with pins which engage with the arms and secure the selvage of the fabric, the spindle E upon which the frame can be rotated and the stand F upon which the spindle rests, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED BANOROFT.

WVitnesses:

J. OWDEN OBRIEN, CHAS. OVENDALE. 

